Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB)

We acquire, process & distribute eye tissue for research projects in the UK. Dedicated to advancing our understanding and treatment of ocular diseases.

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

Please help our undergraduate student with his project that aims to develop informational materials about LREB by answering some questions in a short survey https://t.co/4MPTyJ5S4w

[Dr Nima Ghadiri @DrNimaGhadiri]

🆕🎙️ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: Eye on Liverpool Podcast

Episode 3 - What Does the Foundation Stand For?

The third episode of the #EyeOnLiverpool Podcast sees our Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon, Ms Teresa Sandinha discussing the ethos of our Foundation with Tom Southern the director of fundraising at the foundation.

📊 St Paul's Research Foundation supports/funds ground-breaking work to prevent, manage and cure blindness and vision loss, spanning clinical practice at St Paul's Eye Unit in Liverpool, @LivHospitals and eye research at the Department of Eye and Vision Science @LivUni together with collaborators all over the world.

🎗St Paul's Research Foundation JustGiving:
https://t.co/AYWaGLV7nl

🔗 Listen to the Episode here:
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🎊 We hope you enjoy this episode and find it enlightening - Stay tuned for more with the upcoming fourth episode!

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[Eye News @EyeNewsMag]

👁️ Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a world without colours, beauty, or the faces of your loved ones. On #WorldSightDay, we're grateful for our vision. 👇Join to protect it: https://t.co/01uBry9Jaf

#eyenews #LoveYourEyes @IAPB1 @LindaPinpoint

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

@fightforsightUK are a leading UK charity dedicated to funding pioneering research eye research since 1965. Working with them we hope to create a world where sight loss is a thing of the past. 👁️

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

This week Shannon Simon, LREB technician, met with @KValentine67 , CEO for @fightforsightUK. He took time out of his busy schedule to learn about the LREB's unique role in providing ocular tissue to research projects worldwide

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

and how we are expanding in order to continue to support the set up and success of research projects that aim to develop new treatments and gain insight into various eye diseases.

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

As we celebrate #WorldSightDay we would like to thank all of our donors who make it possible for LREB to provide ocular tissues to research projects worldwide.👁️

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There are 7,000 people in the UK waiting for an organ transplant, but only around 1,400 donors a year.

Confirming your organ donation decision is quick - you can do it while waiting for a bus 🚌, or during a lunch break 🥪.

Act now ➡️ https://t.co/QZ5fADs9Cr #OrganDonationWeek

[NHS Organ Donation 💗🫀🫁 @NHSOrganDonor]

It's #OrganDonationWeek, our chance to celebrate the precious gift of life! 💕

Confirming your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register is the best thing you'll do today - it only takes 2 minutes but could save up to 9 lives.

Act now, here's the link ➡️ https://t.co/Cb5I5JZMI0

[St Paul’s News 💙 @StPaulsNews]

Some great news to start the week.

Prof Stephen Kaye has been appointed the National Clinical Lead for Corneal Transplantation by NHS England.

For what Prof does for corneal transplant services and patients across the UK, it is well deserved.

[Nima 🪿🇬🇧🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @DrStrangetwit]

It is #GlaucomaAwarenessWeek

Here in Liverpool our fantastic group of specialists are working within both research and clinical practice to manage and cure this blinding eye disease.

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

Shannon, our technician at Aintree Hospital's dying matters event yesterday!

It was a privilege to be invited and have the opportunity to speak to so many wonderful people about eye donation to research

#dyingmatters #eyedonation #eye #research

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

We are proud to be taking part in Dying matters week!
Come say hi tomorrow in Aintree Hospital!

#dyingmattersweek #dyingmattersawarenessweek #eyedonation #tissuedonation #eye #Donation

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

Our student Chloe is doing a survey about eye donation awareness, please fill in if you have a spare 5 minutes.

We particularly need responses for people aged over 50.

https://t.co/MqC7FqJHwl

#eyedonation #eyeresearch #eyes

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

Our incredible Glaucoma team are in the foyer of the Liverpool Royal today for #WorldGlaucomaWeek

[St Paul’s News 💙 @StPaulsNews]

Our Clinical and Academic Glaucoma teams have been answering questions from patients as part of #WorldGlaucomaWeek

We are so fortunate here to attract the best people.

@csheridanDEVS @neeru_vallabh @DevonC_UoL @LivuniILCaMS @LivHospitals

[Dr Victoria Kearns @vkearnsEVS]

@StPaulsNews @neeru_vallabh @csheridanDEVS @LivHospitals @LivuniILCaMS @LivResEyeBank If people don't use Spotify, you should be able to find the podcast on your usual podcast app by searching "Eye on Liverpool" - worked for me!

[St Paul’s News 💙 @StPaulsNews]

As promised, here is our first ever Podcast to mark #WorldGlaucomaWeek

We hope you enjoy listening. If you have any questions, pls ask.

Thanks to Sunil, @neeru_vallabh
@csheridanDEVS & Sr Kath.

@LivHospitals @LivuniILCaMS @LivResEyeBank
Eye on Liverpool https://t.co/wCCnwcB8lX

[St Paul’s News 💙 @StPaulsNews]

To mark #WorldGlaucomaWeek we will launch our first St Paul's Eye Research Foundation podcast on the subject on Monday.

We are very excited. 😊

[Hannah Levis @DrHJLevis]

Great work from the LREB team sharing our experience at #EEBA. If you would like to use human ocular tissue in your research (healthy or with eye disease) then get in touch with the team! #eye #research #donation

[Liverpool Research Eye Biobank (LREB) @LivResEyeBank]

Our technician Shannon presenting at the European Eye Banking Association conference
#eeba on our transition from an Eye Bank to an Eye Biobank. Well done Shannon!! #eye #eyedonation #donation #Biobank #eyebank